Davut Dengiler describes his 23-year-old flatmate, Hande Kader, whose body was found in a forest in Istanbul last week. Kader, a sex worker, was last seen entering a client's car one night. Dengiler had hoped she was still alive but he found her body in Istanbul's morgue for unidentified persons.

He explained Kader's reaction to the deaths of other trans people: "She would go crazy when trans individuals were killed. She'd be so sad... She
had been stabbed and beaten before. This didn't happen only to Hande. It happens to all of them."

Under the state of emergency, declared after the failed coup attempt of 15 July, restrictions on demonstrations are in place. But for the first time, famous figures in Turkey have joined the calls to raise awareness of Ms Kader's murder and to take part in a demonstration scheduled for Sunday evening in Istanbul, media reprots said.